Jun
13
Stay out late with the Smithsonian
Celebrate Solstice Saturday, June 22, with daytime events and parties and performances late into the night. Continue reading Stay out late with the Smithsonian
Jun
11
Eye on Science: Logan Kistler hopes to solve modern problems by studying ancient DNA
We hate to break it to you, but a real-world Jurassic Park will never happen. (Ed. note: Probably for the best, considering how many people are consumed in interesting ways in the movies.) Continue reading Eye on Science: Logan Kistler hopes to solve modern problems by studying ancient DNA
Jun
10
Scientists and Indigenous leaders team up to conserve seals and an ancestral way of life at Yakutat, Alaska
The onward push of “progress” rarely has been kind to indigenous people and traditional ways of life. That is changing in Alaska. Continue reading Scientists and Indigenous leaders team up to conserve seals and an ancestral way of life at Yakutat, Alaska
Jun
03
The Conversation: The rush to return humans to the Moon and build lunar bases could threaten opportunities for astronomy
The real War of the Worlds may take place on the moon, in an epic battle between Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, and mammon, the Earth’s most worshipped god. Continue reading The Conversation: The rush to return humans to the Moon and build lunar bases could threaten opportunities for astronomy
May
30
The Conversation: I’m an astrophysicist mapping the universe with data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory
When a star is born or dies, it emits X-rays, the same X-rays a doctor uses to see inside the human body. But astrophysicists aren’t trying to set a broken bone, they’re trying to see the beginning of the universe. Continue reading The Conversation: I’m an astrophysicist mapping the universe with data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory
May
30
Sidedoor: Cosmic Journey 1 “Stellar Buffoonery”
This time on Sidedoor, we travel back to the 1930s to learn how the first astrophysicist to successfully theorize a black hole went from being ridiculed by his scientific community to the namesake of the observatory that’s helping us visualize our universe. Continue reading Sidedoor: Cosmic Journey 1 “Stellar Buffoonery”
May
29
The pandas are coming!
Get ready to welcome two new giant pandas to the National Zoo this fall! Continue reading The pandas are coming!
May
27
Why do we celebrate Memorial Day?
A Civil War military history researcher explains where Memorial Day celebrations came from. Continue reading Why do we celebrate Memorial Day?
May
22
Eye on Science: Autumn-Lynn Harrison is a Migratory Bird Diplomat
When you study animals who spend their lives flying to the ends of the earth (and back again) you make connections across countries, continents and oceans. Continue reading Eye on Science: Autumn-Lynn Harrison is a Migratory Bird Diplomat
May
22
A few of my favorite things: Adrienne Smith
Adrienne Smith’s favorite things show how music, myth, and legend contributed to her own personal culture. Continue reading A few of my favorite things: Adrienne Smith
